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Screening for GJB2 and GJB6 gene mutations in patients from Campania region with sensorineural hearing loss.
International journal of audiology - 1 Apr 2010
Chinetti Viviana, Iossa Sandra, Auletta Gennaro, Laria Carla, De Luca Maria, Di Leva Francesca, Riccardi Pasquale, Giannini Pasquale, Gasparini Paolo, Ciccodicola Alfredo, Marciano Elio, Franzè Annamaria
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to screen 349 patients affected by sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL), mostly from the Campania region (southern Italy), for GJB2 gene mutations and for two deletions of the GJB6 gene (del GJB6 -D13S1830 and del GJB6 -D13S1854). We identified pathogenetic GJB2 mutations i...
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